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Old Posted Jul 21, 2019, 11:00 PM
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This project is dependent on Velocity moving their credit union from the site to a location across the street. The reason for the expiration of the two site plan applications may be due to the fact that Velocity is having trouble getting their new building permitted. The issue is related to the planned parking. The Planning Commission staff recommends approval, but the Planning Commission hasn't been on board with the plans. So Velocity is going around the Planning Commission by seeking Administrative approval.
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Old Posted Jul 22, 2019, 5:57 PM
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Can we just get rid of motorbanks in the CBD? Just walk to a god damned bank from your office building. We have so much space downtown occupied by freaking motorbanks. It's not 1980.
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Old Posted Jul 22, 2019, 7:53 PM
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Come on, don't you wanna wink at the teller as you light up a smoke from your Trans-Am's cigarette lighter? lol

I remember my uncle's bank was downtown. It was definitely a thing of the 80s. Whenever my grandma would come with us whenever he'd go to the bank, she always amazed by how much downtown had changed. And that was in the 90s.
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Come on, don't you wanna wink at the teller as you light up a smoke from your Trans-Am's cigarette lighter? lol

I remember my uncle's bank was downtown. It was definitely a thing of the 80s. Whenever my grandma would come with us whenever he'd go to the bank, she always amazed by how much downtown had changed. And that was in the 90s.
I mean, banks being downtown was a think like... 100 years ago. When banks generally had one main location and making it as grandiose as possible (by spending depositors money) made you seem less likely to go out of business.

Back when "branches" literally meant a branch of the main bank... but then in the 70s and 80s when people realized they could just NEVER LEAVE THEIR CAR EVER it means tons of downtowns were invaded with motor banks.

They are just such a horrible use of space and are the most pedestrian unfriendly thing imaginable since there are like 8 entrances and exits from all of them that just kill a block of sidewalk.
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Old Posted Jul 23, 2019, 3:40 AM
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Hey now!!! I use that bank. I enjoy going for the very reason that it's in Downtown. I get to go then frequently go afterwards to 2nd Street to have some me time, go to Toy Joy then get something sweet at Yummijoy. I get why its not the best use of space and honestly, all the other drive through banks DT can go lol just leave Velocity.
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Old Posted Aug 21, 2019, 8:43 PM
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They submitted the site plan for the third time today. Let's hope this one doesn't expire.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...rtyrsn=5703919
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There is a project in Nashville that may give us a good idea as to what this one will look like. The Nashville project is referred to as 19th & Broadway, and it has the same developer (Greystar Residential), same architect (R2L: Architects) along with the same uses and a similar footprint.

It features a tall residential tower and a shorter second hotel tower connected by the podium. The Austin project is basically designed the same way due to the slope of the site and a CVC. The shorter "tower" in Austin's project will include office along with a hotel because the Austin Symphony wants a new home, and this is their project.

Here's the Nashville version:


https://www.nashvillepost.com/busine...idtown-project


Here's the original vision for the site when it was known as Velocity Tower. It's not all that different from the Nashville project and from what we have seen from the AULCC postings for Symphony Square. The main difference is that the Austin tower will be over 100' taller.

https://www.crexi.com/properties/197...velocity-tower
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That last drawing is an all-out assault on the eyeballs. Yikes... it's like they're trying to bring back elements of Brutalism in the right side tower with, of course, the trendy staggered windows treatment below the staggered balconies.
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That last drawing is an all-out assault on the eyeballs. Yikes... it's like they're trying to bring back elements of Brutalism in the right side tower with, of course, the trendy staggered windows treatment below the staggered balconies.
Texturism is the new Brutalism. I made that up btw. And I agree, yikes.
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A site plan for this project finally went into review this week. The project may have changed a bit, but there is conflicting info in the site plan. This is what it appears to consist of:

364 Condos (previously described as apartments)
The Co-Living Hotel may have changed to 87 Live-Work units
~140K Sq. Ft. office space (up from ~130K)
~13.2K Sq. Ft. retail (up from around ~12K)

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...rtyrsn=5703919

The developer is also requesting the City to fast track the project with demo and site prep starting in January 2020 and construction in July 2020.
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Old Posted Sep 27, 2019, 8:40 PM
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That sounds pretty big. 442 units and 140K of office space. That's probably good for about 7 floors, plus however many levels the residential is. 360 has 433 units. I wouldn't be too surprised if this one turned into a 500 footer if that's all in one tower.
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Here's the project schedule from the site plan assuming the project gets fast tracked approvals as planned. I doubt the City will meet the schedule, but the fact that the developer is paying extra to fast track it is a good sign for the project's viability.

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Saw a new sign in front of Symphony Square. Says Symphony Green or something like that. Only got a quick glimpse because I noticed the green color of the sign.
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Saw a new sign in front of Symphony Square. Says Symphony Green or something like that. Only got a quick glimpse because I noticed the green color of the sign.
I think the sign you saw says 'Waterloo Greenway' https://waterloogreenway.org/
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Old Posted Sep 28, 2019, 3:27 PM
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I think the sign you saw says 'Waterloo Greenway' https://waterloogreenway.org/
Hmmm interesting, swore I saw Symphony written but it was so quick that I probably also saw Symphony Square as well as the green sign and mixed it all up lol.
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Hmmm interesting, swore I saw Symphony written but it was so quick that I probably also saw Symphony Square as well as the green sign and mixed it all up lol.
It does say Symphony Square in smaller type.

https://waterloogreenway.org/news/

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The corrupted PDF file posted for AULCC last week was reposted, and it opens now. It's a large file that contains just about everything about the building except elevations. The tower is 30-stories on Sabine and 33-stories on Red River. The height is listed as 347', but that is probably the roof height from Sabine. So it could still be close to 400' to mechanical from the Red River entrance.

Here are the updated uses by floor:


ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/.../191017/PLANS/
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^^^Wasn't it posted somewhere that this is 33/34 stories and 379' tall (to its architectural tip)?

If so, it would make since that the roof is 347' plus a 32' crown of some sort.
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^^^Wasn't it posted somewhere that this is 33/34 stories and 379' tall (to its architectural tip)?
Yes, two or three floors were trimmed in the latest AULCC posting.
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Towers has a new article about the project with elevations. Counting floors is tricky with this one.


https://austin.towers.net/heres-what...lyn@towers.net
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